# Incident 20220609010199I: S.O.C.A.T.A. MS RALLYE 235C, Yakima, WA, June 9, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2022, 11:06 local time
- Place: Yakima, WA
- Airport: Yakima Air Terminal/Mcallister
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5682° N, 120.5440° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field (YKM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5682&lon=-120.5440&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40KH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40KH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S.O.C.A.T.A. MS RALLYE 235C (registry code 8400131, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-o-c-a-t-a-ms-rallye-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: S.O.C.A.T.A. MS RALLYE 235C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 105 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220609010199I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING A TAILWHEEL INSTRUCTION FLIGHT AT KYKM, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO LIFT THE EMPENNAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT, CAUSING A PROPELLER STRIKE. NO INJURIES, MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.

THE PILOT WAS A CFI PROVIDING INSTRUCTION IN A TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT. THE STUDENT WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS AND WAS IN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME. AFTER THE LAST LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO OSCILLATE HORIZONTALLY DURING ROLLOUT. THE CFI ATTEMPTED TO MINIMIZE THE MOVEMENT WITH RUDDER INPUT (THE CFI DID NOT TAKE THE CONTROLS FROM THE STUDENT, ONLY MADE THE INPUT), BUT FELT THE STUDENT PRESS TOO FIRMLY ON THE BRAKES, CAUSING THE TAIL TO LIFT AND THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THE STUDENT'S PERFORMANCE UP TO THAT POINT WAS GOOD. THE CFI STATED THAT THE STUDENT PRESSED ON THE BRAKES TOO QUICKLY FOR HIM TO INSTRUCT HER TO STOP. HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT BRIEF OVER-BRAKING WITH HIS STUDENT, BUT MENTIONED HE WOULD INCLUDE THAT IN FUTURE PRE-FLIGHT BRIEFINGS.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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